Greetings:
I wanted to stop in and introdruce myself and hopefully gather some advice from the Norton experts out there - and this forum seems to have a lot of knowledgable folks on board. I live in S. Indiana and in 3 short weeks I will be starting my first rebuild.
The bike is my father's '74 850. It's been sitting in a garage and/or shed for the better part of the last ~20 years and probably hasn't been kicked over in at least ~10 years if not longer. My tentative plan is to get it running, get the brakes working properly, and get a new set of tires on it, then set out to start making it look nice again.
I can't remember when the last time I laid eyes on the bike was, but I'm expecting a fair amount of rust and corrosion (hopefully not too much pitting). I'll post some pics of the bike once it's in my garage, but wanted see what kinds of things I need to be on the look-out for - what are some of the common problems on a Norton of this age. Also, any recommendations on reputable parts vendors?
Thanks in advance for everyone's replies and advice. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions along the way. More to come...
I wanted to stop in and introdruce myself and hopefully gather some advice from the Norton experts out there - and this forum seems to have a lot of knowledgable folks on board. I live in S. Indiana and in 3 short weeks I will be starting my first rebuild.
The bike is my father's '74 850. It's been sitting in a garage and/or shed for the better part of the last ~20 years and probably hasn't been kicked over in at least ~10 years if not longer. My tentative plan is to get it running, get the brakes working properly, and get a new set of tires on it, then set out to start making it look nice again.
I can't remember when the last time I laid eyes on the bike was, but I'm expecting a fair amount of rust and corrosion (hopefully not too much pitting). I'll post some pics of the bike once it's in my garage, but wanted see what kinds of things I need to be on the look-out for - what are some of the common problems on a Norton of this age. Also, any recommendations on reputable parts vendors?
Thanks in advance for everyone's replies and advice. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions along the way. More to come...